Improvement in clothes-driers



EDWARD YE. STEMANe Revolving lathes Frame.

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EDWARD E. STEDMAN, OF RANDOLPH, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN CLOTHES-DRIERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 117,695, dated Augustl, 1871.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Beit known that I, EDWARD E. STEDMAN, of Randolph, Portage county, Ohio,have invented certain Improvements in Revolving Clothes- Frames; andthat the following is a full, clear, and exact specication thereof,which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the saidinvention.

My invention relates to that class of clothesframes which hasa revolvingreel-head pivoted on an arm which can be turned at any desirable anglefrom its ordinary vertical position; and my improvements consist, first,in the use of a slotted link in combination with the pivoted reelheadarm and the main frame-post, and, second, in the construction of thereel-head with interlocking or ratchet bearing-faces 5 the object of theiirst improvement being to limit the movement of the pivoted arm, inorder-to prevent the possibility ofthe reel or frame being tilted overso far as to drag the clothes on the ground, and the object of thesecond improvement being to prevent the reel from turning back after onesection has been hung with clothes and the next section has been turnedforward to be filled.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is a perspective view, showing thepractical working of my improved frame. Fig. 2 is a perspective view ofthe frame.

The main frame-postA is firmly planted in the ground, (which isrepresented by the base 13,) and at its upper end is pivoted the arm Gby means of a bolt, I. The slotted link D is secured to the arm G by apin or screw, F, and the pin or bolt E is driven through the slot in thelink D into the post A, from which it is evident that the angular motionof the arm G will be limited in either direction by the link D, andthat, by changing the pin E into holes further up or down the post A,the amount of angular movement of the arm G can be varied as required.In order to secure the arm G in a vertical position the pin C is passedthrough a hole in the post A and a corresponding hole in the arm, andwhere it is desired to lock the frame in this position, to prevent itsbeing turned down by unauthorized persons, an eye can be formed in theend of the pin G, which can then be secured by a padlock passed throughsaid eye outside of the arm G in a manner readily seen. The base .I ofthe reelhead is secured on the end of the arm G, and

has a center-pin, alfwhich forms the axis of the.

revolving head K. On the bearing-face of the base J are formed theratchet-teeth c c, and on the under face of the head K are formedcorresponding ratchet-teeth, d d, as shown in drawing, from which it isseen that the head K can be turned around the pin a in one direction,but that the teeth c d will interlock and prevent any revolution of thehead K in case an attempt be made to turn it in the opposite direction.The reel-arms L Ll L?J L3 are inserted in the head K and rest on theirons P, which are fastened in the head K, and have the ears R R attheir outer ends, between which the arms L are placed. The lines orwires M N on which the clothes are placed are run around through thearms LLI, as shown, 0r they can be secured to pins on said arms, ifpreferred.

In using the frame the operator first tilts the arm G from its ordinaryvertical position by removing the Apin C and letting the frame assumethe position shown in Fig. l, where it will be held up by the link D.Then, standing in the position X, (which is at the lower side of theframe,) he rst hangs the clothes on that portion of the lines M Nbetween the arms L2 and L3, and when that section is iilled he turns theira-me to the left until the next section between the arms Ll and L2 isbrought opposite to him. The weight of the clothes already hung on thesection L2 L3 would tend to make the frame turn back into such positionas would bring that section to the lowest point, but the interlocking ofthe bcaring-iacesc d prevents this backward motion and holds the framein the desired position. In the frame, as shown in the drawing, thesections between the arms L1 L2 L3 are supposed to be filled and thereel h`as been turned to allow of the iilling of the section L L1.

I lay no claim to a revolving reel-frame nor to a revolving framemounted on a tilt-ing arm; nor to a revolving reel-head made with aratchet-face 5 nor to a revolving fra-me having a head made with aratchet-face, when used in combination with a pivoted or spring-pawl onthe tilting arm; nor to a rod or link as a means of controlling themovement of the tilting arm, except when made with a central and closedslot and secured to the stationary post by,a bolt, screw, or headed pinpassing through said slot, as all these features have been before shown;and I liinit myself tothe construction of the combined c d, and used incombination with the pivot-ed arm and reel-head with interlockingratchetfaoes, and to the slotted link, as herein set forth. What I claimas my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The slotted link D, in combination with the frame-post A and pivotedClothes-reel arm G, the several parts being connected and arrangedsubstantially as andy for the purpose specified.

2. The reel-hase J and revolving head K, when yconstructed With theinterlocking ratchet-faces reel-erm G and the revolving clothes-reel LL1 M N, substantially as md for the purpose speeied.

As evidence of the foregoing Witness my hand this 2d day of May, 1871.

EDWARD E. STEDMAN.

Witnesses:

NATHAN C. SEARs, MARY A. ADOLPH.

